The German discounter Lidl has denied reports that it has opened a store in Poland dedicated entirely to its own Parkside brand of tools. DIY International had also reported on such reports; Lidl's press office has only…
Second year in a row
Share of EU retail spending declines
The share of private consumption that goes into retail and is not spent on savings, services or leisure is slowly returning to pre-pandemic …
Russia
Continued growth in Russia
Consumers are renovating and buying much more online. Despite the war, rising prices and high interest rates, the Russian DIY market is proving to be …
Global DIY Summit
Very Italian and very international
What makes the Italian market tick? The store tour organized at the start of the Global DIY Summit offered guests from all over the world …
Storch-Ciret Group
Doing it yourself as a matter of course
Inspiring experiences from Eastern Europe also flow into the further development of the entire group, so that the European national …
GfK figures 2023
Retail sales in the EU from minus 4.7 to plus 17.7 per cent
Retail sales in the European Union will grow by 5.5 per cent in nominal terms in 2023. In real terms, however, the …
10th Global DIY Summit:
Transformation to never normal
What is now regarded as normal? What will it be in the future? And what does this mean for dealing with climate change, AI and the phenomenon of …
Marketplace operator ManoMano, which specialises in the home improvement industry, will be working with Mangopay in future. This…
Interview
“I am very positive about the future”
Where does the DIY sector currently stand? What importance will China have as a procurement market in the future? And what role does Edra/Ghin…
Mr. DIY’s second EU conquest
Mr. DIY Greece negotiating lease for first store
Two years after setting up a subsidiary in Greece, home improvement retailer Mr. DIY has reportedly jump-started operations there. …
European expansion
Mr. DIY aims for Romania and Bulgaria
Malaysian home improvement retail powerhouse Mr. DIY continues to look for European opportunities and is set to open in two eastern European …
14th DIY & Home Improvement Conference
Positive momentum for construction and renovation in Greece
Positive momentum is currently prevailing in the Greek construction and renovation sector. This is the most important …
DIY & Home Improvement Conference
Further impetus for the Greek home and garden market
The general conditions for the Greek DIY market are more favourable than in many other European countries. At the 14th DIY &…
Climate neutrality in existing buildings in the EU
Three million residential buildings would have to be renovated annually
In the member states of the European Union, more than three million residential buildings per year would …
Edra/Ghin president Thierry Garnier
For the benefit of the industry – and the planet
“We need more than ever to work together,” says Thierry Garnier, CEO of Kingfisher and president of Edra/Ghin. In an interview with…
Global DIY-Summit 2023 in Berlin
Visions against uncertainty
Edra/Ghin and Hima's Global DIY-Summit is as attractive as ever. It provides the industry with the platform it needs to cope with a world of uncertainty
Storetour
Berlin DIY store air
To kick off the Global DIY Summit, the organisers once again invited visitors to the big store tour. Six buses visited six stores, including a garden centre
Edra and Hima
Networking the European way
Both manufacturers and distributors in the DIY and garden sector have strong European umbrella organisations. Hima and Edra/Ghin work closely together
Survey
This is what the colleagues report
How does the home improvement market currently stand in other countries? We asked trade editors in Spain, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands …
Germany in the lead from a retail viewpoint
DIY stores also active in cross-border e-commerce
Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands top the ranking of European countries in cross-border online trade. The top three w…
Net sales
Top 5 DIY operators in Europe have grown by almost 60 per cent since 2011
The sales trend of the top 5 DIY companies in Europe between 2011 and 2021 is a story of uninterrupted …
+16,6 per cent to 2019
Kingfisher sales shrank by 4.1 per cent in H1 2022
UK-based Kingfisher's sales were down by 2.8 per cent year-on-year in H1 2022. Like-for-like sales also fell by 4.1 per cent, …
Consors Finanz consumer survey
Europeans want to spend money on travel - but also on the home
In the wake of the coronavirus restrictions, Europeans are concentrating their spending intentions on travel and …
Latest Statistics volume published
Record growth in Europe
The editors of DIY International have once again published their standard work Statistics Home Improvement Retail Europe, which records the latest …
Now published
Current Statistics volume documents turbulent year in 2021
The latest volume of Statistics Home Improvement Retail Europe has now been published. In it, the editors of DIY …
Germany and France
Debate on cooperation between manufacturers and retailers in the "new normal"
Cooperation between manufacturers and retailers remains on the agenda in the European DIY sector. In …
Fourth store in Spain
Mr. DIY’s expansion in Europe also carries risks
Malaysian retail chain Mr. DIY has opened its fourth store in Spain, in the same city where the first Mr. DIY location launched in …
Malaysian chain
Mr. DIY’s European expansion with “additional risk”
Home improvement or bazaar store? Malaysian store chain Mr. DIY, already operating four stores in Spain, tends to confuse …
New location with 16 000 m²
Hornbach now has five stores in Slovakia
The German DIY store operator Hornbach has opened its fifth store in the eastern neighbouring country of Slovakia. The location is in the …
Map
Kingfisher locations worldwide
By the end of 2021, Kingfisher united more than 1 500 stores under its umbrella. These were concentrated in the parent country of the UK and France.
Statistics
Big players dominate retail area in Europe
Retail space in Europe is heavily concentrated in the hands of the four largest companies, which account for more than 50 per cent of the…
EPLF: 5.3 per cent growth in 2021
The laminate flooring sector’s post-Covid recovery continues
For the second year in a row, EPLF members have continued to prosper – thanks to their focus on innovation and …
Trend towards DIY continues
Sales of European laminate flooring manufacturers rise by 5.3 percent
The members of the European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) association report positive business …
DIY Statistics
Western European companies dominate Europe's DIY market
The European DIY market continues to be dominated by the two heavyweights Groupe Adeo from France and Kingfisher from the UK…
European Home Improvement Monitor
When it comes to the image of DIY stores, shopping experience is most important
In the eyes of customers, the shopping experience is the most important aspect when judging a DIY …
Average spending power 15 055 euros
Purchasing power of European rose this year by 1.9 per cent
The average per-capita purchasing power in Europe in 2021 is 15 055 euros. Big differences exist between the 42 …
European Home Improvement Monitor
A third bought DIY products online instead of in store due to coronavirus
A third of European consumers (32 per cent) bought home improvement products on the Internet rather than …
Eastern Europe
GDP down, store numbers up
Covid-19 caused economic performance to significantly shrink all over Europe. But even in the pandemic year of 2020, the number of home improvement …
Professionals and consumers
Considerable demand for eco building materials
Awareness of and demand for ecological building materials and products varies considerably between European countries. In Norway, …
GfK study
Purchasing power of Europeans climbs by 1.9 per cent in 2017
Europeans have a total of around EUR 9.4 trillion available to them in 2017 for spending on food, living expenses, …
Deep insights, facts & figures
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